MSJ launches own newspaper

The political leaders of the five parties comprising the coalition People’s Partnership Government must have mutual respect for each other. This was one the issues discussed at the Diplomatic Centre in Port-of-Spain on Thursday when Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar met with all the political leaders. David Abdulah, political leader of the Movement of Social Justice (MSJ), one of the parties, revealed this during the launch of MSJ’s newspaper, Social Justice Now!, at their Marabella office on Saturday.  He said: “Issues of treating each other with mutual respect was identified and if we treat each other with mutual respect,” the interest and concerns of the MSJ ought to be resolved.

Indicating that another meeting of the leaders were planned, he said, if that meeting was done in “the spirit of discussions on Thursday night, it suggest then I think the partnership will be strong going forward.” He said the MSJ monthly newspaper was not going to be used as a election campaign tool, but to educate the working class and all citizens on political issues and policies. He said the education system did not assist in understanding the past struggles and history of the country. Recalling two weeks ago he had said that 2012 was the year of MSJ, Abdulah said the newspaper was part of their strategy to build MSJ into a strong political party. He said the paper, which will be sold for $2, would not only deal with hard politics, but a cross-section of issues and events, including culture and sport.

Indicating that his party did not have sponsorship as yet, he said MSJ would depend on contributions from their readers. He said their activists would be going out into the communities to market the new newspaper. At the press conference were MSJ’s Ozzi Warwick, party organiser Kenrick Baptiste, treasurer Andrea Ali, education officer Ian Belgrave and international relations officer Akins Vidale.